Jimmy (song)
WordNet
noun
(1) A short crowbar
"In England they call a jimmy and jemmy"
verb
(2) To move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
"The burglar jimmied the lock", "Raccoons managed to pry the lid off the garbage pail"
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Proper noun
- A diminutive of Jim or James, sometimes also used as a formal given name.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
- Heaven only knows why a man with a strong biblical name like James wants to be a president named Jimmy.
- 1979 Charles Kuralt, Dateline America, Harcourt Brace Jovanocich, ISBN 0151239576, page 184:
- Shortened form of , a piddle.